The New York Post has an article on how the Quileute Nation deals with the positive and negative aspects of the Twilight phenomenon.

“There are mixed feelings,” says tribal council member Anna Rose Counsell. Over the last three months, the tribe has struggled over what to do. “This is a phenomenon that is happening whether we like it or not.”

Quileute artists take pride in harvesting their own materials, whether it’s raw animal sinew for a drum or cedar bark for baskets. Penn-Charles says she’s felt judged by some tribal members because she knits the names of “Twilight” characters into traditional cowichin hats. They sell for $50 at the resort store, or $25 directly from her.

“They’re resentful. They think we’re selling out,” Penn-Charles says. “It’s not. It makes your car payment, or those braces your kids need.”